aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We were speaking about--about Miss Dawson--" Marion hesitated.
matters of personal concern
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What have ye been at now?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What have ye been at now?"
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
discussingverbUS /dɪˈskʌsɪŋ/
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
in a free manner
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
hadna
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From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have ye been at now?"
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading We were speaking about--about Miss Dawson--" Marion hesitated.
how
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From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
Marion
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From this reading We were speaking about--about Miss Dawson--" Marion hesitated.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading We were speaking about--about Miss Dawson--" Marion hesitated.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
niecenounUS /niːs/
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What have ye been at now?"
and nothing more
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading We were speaking about--about Miss Dawson--" Marion hesitated.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were speaking about--about Miss Dawson--" Marion hesitated.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were speaking about--about Miss Dawson--" Marion hesitated.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have ye been at now?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "It was quite true, what I said, only I wish Mr Dawson hadna heard us.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "My dear, ye are worse than unfortunate if that be true.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was not quite sure how Miss Jean herself would like to hear that the young folk had been discussing her niece and her affairs so freely.
